Addie Geitner ’21 Hustle & Bustle Editor Emeritus I call on Mercersburg Academy to immediately begin the urgent and necessary movement to fully divest its endowment and retirement pensions from all fossil…
Category: Opinion
Seniors want their spring back
By Maggie Betkowski ’21, Arts Editor Having had our in-person junior spring cancelled, senior fall utterly bizarre, and in-person senior winter cancelled too, the last thing the Class of 2021 wants, during…
POLLINATION. P-O-L-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. POLLINATION.
Khoa Nguyen ’22 NEWS Reporter Every year, hundreds of thousands of students in the United States participate in spelling competitions called “spelling bees.” Although I am unclear of the rationale behind the…
Why I’m staying on campus
By Alex Cho ‘23 News Reporter Students have constantly been told that they took a big risk by coming to Mercersburg for the Fall term. Now that this momentous yet repetitive term…
Why I’m going virtual this winter
By: Melody Howe ‘22 News Reporter As a new eleventh grader at Mercersburg Academy, I made the unexpected decision this term not to return to campus for in-person learning this Winter. Although…
Affordable health care must be prioritized
Lois Hargrove ‘21 News Reporter With the 2020 presidential election a week away, the contest and its outcome have been on everyone’s minds. Personally, after watching the presidential and vice-presidential debates, I…
Voters
This November 3, Americans all over the country and the world will cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election. This pivotal event will turn the tide of modern American history. Consequently,…
#blacklivesmatter
Rachel Cruea ‘21 News Reporter We The People. That is how the United States Constitution begins. However, who were those “people” alluded to in our constitution? They certainly weren’t women, much less…
Principles for choosing a president
Ryan Bland ‘21 News reporter When we vote, we are often not voting for the perfect candidate. Sometimes, even both are less than ideal. Nevertheless, in general elections, we should vote for…
Empathy in an election
By Clara Getty ’21 News reporter Empathy is essential in a presidential candidate. The job of leader of a country is to serve the people and to protect them, financially, globally, and…